Chapter 19 The Murderer Is Arrested
Yue Luo smiled slightly and was about to speak, but she heard a very crisp sound. When she went out, she saw jade beads breaking the teacup, and the boiling water inside splashed out, just splashing on the hand of the woman opposite.
The woman's white and tender hands quickly turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. Yuzhu hurriedly used a handkerchief to wipe the water from the woman's hand, but she exhaled the woman's pain without any lightness or heavyness.
If Yue Luo couldn't see that Yuzhu was intentional, she, the poster, had been in vain for so many years, but she was always protecting her shortcomings in front of outsiders.
Yue Luo stepped forward and said with a smile, "The arrival of the distinguished guest really makes Luo Yue Tao shine."
The woman was blessed, "Thank you for the hospitality of the host."
She could tell her identity directly. Yue Luo smiled even deeper. She helped the woman get up and said, "The maid clumsyly broke things and burned the distinguished guest. If Luo Yuelou is rude, I will compensate the distinguished guest, right?"
The woman gently avoided the moon-set ceremony and said quickly, "I dare not call it noble. My husband's surname is Xu and my mother's surname is Feng. It would be better if the host calls me Xu Feng."
Yue Luo's eyes flashed and she said to Yuzhu behind her, "Go and get the scalding medicine for Mrs. Xu." After that, she turned sideways and said to Xu Feng, "Please follow me."
The house was packed early in the morning, and Xu Feng bowed to Yue Luo with great gratitude, "I really am, I don't know how to thank the poster."
Yue Luo held her arm and stopped her from bowing. "Madam Xu, we are not secretly talking. Since we know that Luo Yuelou is planning for the East Palace and still dares to enter the tiger's den alone, Yue Luo really admires Mrs. Xu's courage."
Xu Feng maintained his bowing posture and looked at her with Yingying eyes, "The master said quickly, why don't I admire you? But if I don't enter the tiger's den, how can I get a tiger's son? I have nothing now, so why are you afraid?"
She was pointed out as an identity but was not afraid of her. Instead, she spoke sharply, and was not inferior to Yueluo's momentum. Yueluo shouted in her heart. She is now increasingly appreciating this woman.
Yue Luo let go of Xu Feng's hand, "Mrs. Xu was joking, how could you say you had nothing? I believe that Lord Xu would definitely give you something more important than his life before he died." Speaking of this, she looked at Mrs. Xu, whose face was gradually changing, and said with a deeper smile, "Leave it to you."
Xu Feng smiled instead of anger, "It seems that the poster is a lobbyist to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today."
The moon set was silent. She walked over and picked up the hand that Xu Feng had just been burned, and gently wiped the ointment on it.
The mint-flavored ointment was applied to the hands, and the heart gradually calmed down, but she became more and more unable to understand Yue Luo’s way. The woman who lowered her head in front of her looked like a mysterious fog was covered with her body. The more you wanted to see clearly, the thicker the fog would become. After all, Xu Feng could not stand such a suppressed silence. She spoke first, "What is the meaning of the poster?"
Yue Luo said slowly, "Mrs. Xu can't stand it now?" She suddenly threw away Xu Feng's hand and said in a stern tone, "How can you avenge Lord Xu!"
Xu Feng became more and more confused, "You are not..."
"Madam Xu", Yue Luo interrupted her toughly. She looked at Xu Feng, who was stunned for a moment, and her tone was slightly relaxed, "Sometimes, even if you see it, you may not be true, let alone listening to it?"
Xu Feng murmured, "Why should I believe you?"
Yue Luo smiled gently, "Madam Xu, do you have any other choices besides believing me?"
Xu Feng laughed, but tears flowed down his cheeks, "Master Yue Tower, now you are the knife and I am the fish, so naturally whatever you say is. I do have something in my hand, and it is the thing that the East Palace wants the most. For this thing, they will send killers to slaughter all my family. I disguised as a refugee and escaped to the capital. Xiaobu has never been given to her husband. Such endurance of humiliation is to wash away my grievances and Feng's family!"
Yue Luo looked at Xu Feng, who was getting more and more excited, and said slowly, "Madam Xu, if I were planning for the prince, you would be taken away as soon as you enter the capital. How could you let you spend so much time safely?"
She turned her back to Xu Feng and said, "I advise you to think about it carefully before making a decision."
After saying that, she took a step and left.
One step, two steps, three steps...
"Wait!" Xu Feng's voice sounded unexpectedly behind her. Yue Luo's mouth curled up slightly. She stopped and turned around as usual, "What's wrong, Mrs. Xu?"
Xu Feng looked at Yue Luo, and she said as if she was talking to herself, "I'm not stupid. Although the poster said to the outside world that the prince asked Luo Yue Tower to provide porridge and disaster relief, I know how the prince could do such a thankless thing! Xuzhou is in charge of the canal transportation, and it is the most oily and water. In Xuzhou for so many years, the prince's minions only know how to plunder the people's wealth and ointment. When did they really think about the people?"
"Master Yue" suddenly "punched" and knelt down, "Although I don't know why the master gave such a great contribution to the prince." She walked to Yue Luo and said in tears, "But I know that people who can do things for the people must have good thoughts in their hearts. Master, please help me!"
Yue Luo bent down and helped Xu Feng, who was kneeling on the ground, up, "Madam Xu, don't worry, I will never break my promise, but it's better for you to say this slowly."
Yue Luo helped Xu Feng sit down and listened to her telling him.
Xu Feng was originally a small county magistrate in Chengjiao County, Xuzhou. Although his official position was not very good, he was a good official who was dedicated to serving the people. The disaster outbreak broke out in Xuzhou, and the court immediately allocated funds for disaster relief. Xu Feng found that the disaster relief silver he received was somewhat different from the official newspaper. He kept his mind and secretly investigated it and found that it was his immediate superior. His colleagues around him were greedy for the life-saving money of these ordinary people. He knew that something was wrong and copied two copies of the evidence, one to his friend Wei Fu, who had been an official, and the other to his wife who was still visiting relatives at his parents' home. However, after he finished doing this, the assassination began.
"They went to Feng's family without finding me at the Xu family and found that I had obtained the news and escaped. They were so angry that they killed all my family again. They were such a group of beasts! Beasts!"
Yue Luo naturally knew this kind of powerless pain. She was also a family tyrant, but she could only survive and endure humiliation. Isn’t all this just for the day of revenge?
She said seriously, "Mrs. Xu, I have a way to help you achieve your wish."
Xu Feng wiped away his tears and said firmly, "Please speak with the poster."
"This move is too dangerous, you have to think about it."
"The Master of the Moon Tower", Xu Feng said, "I have no way out. Even if there is only one percent chance of success, I will still try it out!"
Yue Luo nodded. After all, this move is too risky. If Xu Feng is not firm enough, the chance of success will be greatly reduced. "As far as I know, today's emperor will visit Yunyin Temple to burn incense on the Dragon Boat Festival."
Xu Feng is a smart person, so she naturally can see through it at a glance. She said in surprise, "What the poster means is to ask me to sue the emperor?!"
The moon sets and smiles without answering.
Xu Feng thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!" She stood up and wanted to kneel down again, "Thank you for your advice."
Yue Luo held her and smiled, "Mrs. Xu, you don't have to thank me. I did nothing and said nothing, right?"
Xu Feng looked up in surprise and faced the pair of eyes that looked like a smile on the last Yue Luo. Finally, she nodded in a vague way.
Yue Luo said with satisfaction, "Madam Xu, let's take a break soon, Yue Luo has gone."
Xu Feng's wife kept her sleeves and was blessed, "Please take care of her own."
Yuyan was always outside the door. When she saw Yue Luo walking out with a smile on her eyes, she knew that there was a chance for this matter.
"It seems that Xu Feng agreed to Yue Niang's proposal."
"Yes," Yue Luo looked at the brightly lit Luo Yue Tower, "It turns out it's so late."
Yuyan continued her words, "Yes, dinner is cold, it's hot for you."
Yue Luo touched her flat belly and smiled, "If you don't say it, don't you think I'm really hungry now."
She said here and smiled, "But this Mrs. Xu is really not simple."
"Ah?" Yuyan was a little surprised, "Xu Feng's family has been in a passive position after entering Luoyue Tower. Why did Yue Niang say this?"
Yue Luo smiled and shook her head, "At first glance, it's true. But you think, a woman who leaves her hometown and still has evidence of being able to overthrow the authority of the capital, has a firm mind and is extremely comparable. How can such a woman be simple?"
She said as she walked, "I want to tell her only mistake." She turned her head and blinked at Yuyan mischievously, "It was obvious that she had just seen me for the first time, so she called me 'owner'."
Yuyan suddenly realized, "No wonder, she was arrogant at the beginning and you were against Yue Niang, in order to test whether you really served for the Eastern Palace. Fortunately, Yue Niang took retreat as an advance and broke through the defense line in her heart in one fell swoop."
"No," Yue Luo nodded, "She is willing to step into the gate of Luoyue Tower, which means that she is doubtful about my service in the East Palace, otherwise she would not have fallen in front of Shang Qi on purpose."
"Ah?" Yuyan said in surprise, "Young Master Shang knows..."
Yue Luo looked at Yuzhu who was depressed in the distance and shook her head, "Shang Qi felt like a mirror in his heart, how could he not know? Just Yuzhu was stupid. If Shang Qi really had that meaning to Xu Feng, it would be better to hide the charm of the golden house. The charm of the golden house was the hidden word. Do you think that Shang Qi is so smart, how could he let a widow show up in public and make everyone know it? Didn't Xu Feng do this just to get into my sight earlier?"
Yuyan nodded, and she asked carefully, "Well, Yue Niang, can I tell Yuzhu what you said just now?"
Yue Luo looked back and looked at Yuzhu, who was still sulking in the hall, and couldn't help but feel frustrated, "Don't tell her, let her go in anger."
Yuyan smiled secretly, "Then wouldn't we have to soak our Luoyue Tower in the vinegar jar every day? We'll have to die of soreness inside and outside."
After saying that, the master and servant laughed unkindly for a while until they heard the cook call Yueluo for dinner, and then they stopped.
Ginger soup and red date porridge with a plate of fried pork, Yueluo ate it with relish. She asked Qi Yunlai about the situation, "Has the murderer been caught?"
Yuyan nodded, "Catched it. Qi Yunlai followed the method given by Yue Niang. He first released the captain's document, and then threw out the news and said that the clues were incomplete and he had to look for it again. He also found some beggars and asked some questions, and then sent someone to follow them. Sure enough, someone gave up the money and asked what the official asked them just now, and immediately captured the stolen goods and captured it."
"Yue Niang", Yuyan smiled with a hint, "Who do you guess the murderer is?"
Yue Luo gracefully finished the last piece of diced meat, wiped her mouth elegantly, and said with a brisk tone, "Xu Cai."
Yuyan was half disappointed and half curious and said, "How did you know?"
Yue Luo stood up, smiled and blinked, "I guessed it."
Yuyan quickly stepped forward and hugged Yue Luo's arm, and said curiously, "Good Yue Niang, tell me quickly, how did you guess?"
"I was not sure at first, but as soon as you called me, I guess I was sure it was him." Yue Luo glanced at Yu Yan with curious faces and said, "Although I have never seen the evidence in Mrs. Xu's hands, since Wei Fu also has one, then the murderer who killed him and the murderer of Xu and the Feng family should be the same group."
However, there is another reason.
When she was in the Eastern Palace that day, she heard Xu Qian's wife say that Xu Cai often went to Yunyin Temple and knew that cicadas were chirping at night in the Lotus Pond. This made the motive, time and place of the murder match.
Yuyan nodded thoughtfully, "According to Mrs. Xu's statement, Lord Xu was killed after learning the evidence of his superior's corruption and bribery. From the beginning, we informed the governor of Xuzhou to give gifts to the Beijing officials. As for who the Beijing officials were, it should naturally be the master of Yang Zhong, the scapegoat that was caught back this morning, Lord Xu Qian and Xu, the Minister of Revenue."
Yue Luo was very satisfied with Yuyan's intelligence at the right time. She stretched easily, "The rest of the matter has nothing to do with me, so I'll wait for the Dragon Boat Festival to eat rice dumplings."
The cook who was cleaning the table behind him happened to hear this and said half-angrily, "I still eat, my waist is thicker."
Yue Luo jumped as soon as she heard this, "Where is it? How thick is it?!" She turned over and asked Yuyan, "Is it thick? Where? The waist is thick! Is it?"
Yuyan covered her mouth and smiled, "Even if Yue Niang is fat, she is still a beauty."
"Then are you fat or not!"
"No, no, no fat..."
Chapter completed!